The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1887-08-19
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON, ID. C., AUG. 18th, 1887.
Ex-Congressinan Brady, one of the Repub-
can leaders of Virginia, was in the Capital
day or two since, and being at skies and
sevens with little Billy Malone, the Repub-
lican boss of that state, Mr.. Brady gently sub
mitted to an interview i'll which he gives some
interesting information regarding the polit-
cal situation in the Old Dominion. He says
that Malone in his mad desire to make every
other interest subservient to his ambition to
return to the United States Senate, has alien
ated all Of his old lieutenants, including such
men as Senator Riddeberger, Ex-Governor
Cameron and two OF the Republican Congress
men-elect, SO that only listless apathy and
egregous blunders on the part of the Demo-
Gratis can secure Mahone's return to power
from The Mother of Presidents.
That piece of monumental folly and pet
Republican measure, the Blair Educational
Bill, has been sat upon in the house of It's
friends, or what was supposed TO be such, for
the Committee on Federal Affairs in the New
Hampshire House of Representatives. by
vote of seven to three, has laid on the table
resolutions endorsing the bill. And this from
cranky Senator b la IRIS own State and party
| "That was the most unkindest cut of all
| worse bv far than the Democrats could give.
Secretary Fairclld. few days since, dis
| missed pair Of Republican clerks for consul
ming portion Of their valuable time during
Office hours in abusing the Democratic party
hraSS
throated q. A. X. howler, ten. GIosvenor,
Congressman from Ohio. The Secretary well
says tina. he thinks it too good in the Admin
| istratiou to keep Republicans i'll their places,
| but. that indecent criticism of the Democracy
should not be permitted. The sentiment Of
| the able aud popular youn. Secretary OF the
| Treasury will iind Il ready echo in the hearts
| of thousands of Democrats, with the wish that
there were more Fairchilds in the Cabinet.
Secretary Whitney is pushing forward with
the earnes,ness and enthusiasm characteristic
| of him, his efforts to rc-habi!itate the Amerl-
can Navy having just awarded the contract
| for the building of two gInboats and three
cruisers, after the most approved designs, and
with such iron clad test as to speed and capac-
ity that full compliance with these conditions
is guaranteed. Another commendable action
of the Secretary is his continued refusal to
furnish any funds for the repair OF rotten
hunks like the Monocracy that we've inherited
from the late Republican regime.
Two Republican chief clerks Of the lnter-
or Department have resigned during the pres
ent Administration successor OF the last
one not yet having been chosen. l trust Sec
rotary Lamar will be able to find some good
and worthy Democrat for the position. 1t is
a fact, perhaps not generally known, that with
a single exception, every chief cler k of a De-
partment under President c leveand's Admin
istration is a hOld-over Republican, although
those places are not under civil-serVice rules.
Why this is thus, have, as yet. been unable
to discover; but, it "oyercomeS me- lie q
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